Drinking attachment for cans



Feb. 26, 1957 w. F. CURRIE DRINKING ATTACHMENT FOR CANS Filed July 13,1954 William F Curr/e IN VEN TOR. wiiizm United States Patent 2,782,614DRINKING ATTACHMENT FOR CANS William F. Currie, South Gate, Calif.Application July 13, 1954, Serial No. 442,989 1 Claim. (Cl. 65-13) Thepresent invention relates to new and useful improvements in sanitarydrinking attachments for beverage cans and has for its primary object toprovide, in a manner as hereinafter set forth, a device of thischaracter comprising novel means for firmly but removably securing theattachment in position for use on a conventional can in a manner toprevent leakage.

Other objects of the invention are to provide a sanitary drinkingattachment for beverage cans which will be comparatively simple inconstruction, durable, compact, light in weight, attractive inappearance and which may be manufactured at low cost.

All of the foregoing and still further objects and ad vantages of theinvention will become apparent from a study of the followingspecification, taken in connection with the accompanying drawing whereinlike characters of reference designate corresponding parts throughoutthe several views, and wherein:

Figure 1 is a perspective view showing an attachment embodying thepresent invention in position on a beverage can.

Figure 2 is a perspective view of the device removed from the can.

Figure 3 is a view in vertical section through the device, takensubstantially on the line 3-3 of Figure 1.

Referring now to the drawing in detail, it will be seen that referencecharacter 5 designates generally a conventional beverage can. On itsupper and lower ends the beverage can 5 includes the usual beads 6.

The embodiment of the present invention which has been illustratedcomprises a sleeve 7 of plastic or other suitable material. The sleeve7, which may be of any suitable length, is of approximately the samediameter as the beverage can 5.

The sleeve 7 is adapted to be removably mounted on the upper end portionof the beverage can 5 in a manner to constitute what may be consideredan extension thereof. Toward this end, the sleeve 7 has fixed on itslower end portion a coupling ring 8 of live rubber or other suitableresilient material. The upper end portion of the ring 8 has formedtherein an annular groove 9 in which the lower end portion of the sleeve7 is cemented or otherwise suitably anchored.

The ring 8 further includes an internally bevelled lower end portion 10to facilitate insertion of the beverage can 5 in said ring. Then,adjacent the bevelled end portion 10, the ring 8 is further provided, inits inner periphery, with a circumferential groove or channel 11 for thereception of the bead 6 on the upper end of the can 5.

It is thought that the manner in which the device is used will bereadily apparent from a consideration of the foregoing. Briefly, the topof the beverage can 5 is opened in the usual manner and the resilientrubber ring 8 is forced downwardly thereover to mount the sleeve 7thereon. With the can bead 6 engaged in the groove or channel 11 therubber coupling ring 8 firmly grips the upper portion of the can. Then,to consume the beverage in the can 5, the upper end portion of thesleeve 7 is placed between the lips, rather than said can. When the canhas been emptied the drinking attachment may be readily removed forwashing and reuse.

It is believed that the many advantages of a drinking attachmentconstructed in accordance with the present invention will be readilyunderstood and although a preferred embodiment of the device is asillustrated and described, it is to be understood that changes in thedetails of construction may be resorted to which will fall within thescope of the invention as claimed.

What is claimed as new is as follows:

A sanitary drinking attachment for beverage cans of the type including abead on the upper ends thereof, said attachment comprising: a sleeve ofa diameter approximating that of the can, and a resilient ring mountedon the lower end portion of the sleeve and depending therefrom andengageable over the upper portion of the can, said ring having anannular groove in its upper end portion for the reception of the sleeve,said ring further including an internally bevelled lower end portion forthe reception of the can, said ring still further including acircumferentially extending internal groove immediately adjacent saidinternally bevelled lower end portion for the reception of the bead forfrictionally anchoring the ring on the can.

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